Australia cruised to a seven wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first one-day international in Kandy .Mitchell Johnson claimed six for 31 from his 10 overs as the hosts were bowled out for 191 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Simple chase for Australia, runs in 38.1 overs with Shane Watson, Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke all passing 50.Having won the toss, opening batsmen Upul Tharanga and Tillakaratne Dilshan initially looked at ease against the Australian pace attack, with a sequence of fours in the opening overs. But with the partnership on 54, Tharanga was the first wicket to fall for 34 that sparked the start of Sri Lanka's troubles as Johnson took control with the ball.
Kumar Sangakkara followed soon after, pushing to short extra cover for 13.Randiv and Nuwan Kulasekara put up more of a fight for the eighth wicket, hitting six fours and three sixes between them in an entertaining spell which charmed the home crowd and reaped 60 runs. It was Johnson who finally broke the partnership, though, to complete his five-wicket haul, removing Randiv on 41.
Dismissing Watson for 69 off 51 balls, which included five fours and six sixes. That left Australia 81 for two, and Ponting and Clarke were content to score at a more pedestrian rate to ease their side to victory. The pair progressed to add 101 for the third wicket before Ponting fell for 53, bowled off his pads by Randiv, leaving Clarke (53no) to hit the winning run.
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Simple chase for Australia, runs in 38.1 overs with Shane Watson, Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke all passing 50.Having won the toss, opening batsmen Upul Tharanga and Tillakaratne Dilshan initially looked at ease against the Australian pace attack, with a sequence of fours in the opening overs. But with the partnership on 54, Tharanga was the first wicket to fall for 34 that sparked the start of Sri Lanka's troubles as Johnson took control with the ball.
Kumar Sangakkara followed soon after, pushing to short extra cover for 13.Randiv and Nuwan Kulasekara put up more of a fight for the eighth wicket, hitting six fours and three sixes between them in an entertaining spell which charmed the home crowd and reaped 60 runs. It was Johnson who finally broke the partnership, though, to complete his five-wicket haul, removing Randiv on 41.
Dismissing Watson for 69 off 51 balls, which included five fours and six sixes. That left Australia 81 for two, and Ponting and Clarke were content to score at a more pedestrian rate to ease their side to victory. The pair progressed to add 101 for the third wicket before Ponting fell for 53, bowled off his pads by Randiv, leaving Clarke (53no) to hit the winning run.
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